The Catlow Sisters

You may remember I mentioned Julie who is a descendant of Nellie Catlow and who has been a mine of information on them all, well, she recently sent me three photos including one of the triplets that I didn’t have originally. And finally I have one of their mother Millicent who was missing in all of the photos I had. However, there is just one last question – who is the extra girl in the group of eight – not their mother surely? Not counting the triplets there should only be seven of them. There is nothing written on the back of the group photo so I’m just presuming that one of them is their mother, probably the one on the right with the large buttons on her skirt, if so then I’m coveting her tiny waist and trim figure after having ten babies! Thank you Julie for all your help, it has been great.

                          *** Lily – Rose – Violet – not necessarily in that order – 1900-1901 ***

                                     Millicent Catlow with her triplets at 8 weeks old – Oct 1900.

Addendum: we now know who the extra person is in this photo – Cissie Burrows (standing right with large buttons on her skirt) – was a friend of the Catlow sisters.

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Nellie Catlow 1898-1951

Nellie, the sixth daughter of Thomas Watson & Millicent Catlow, was born Nelson in 1898, her birth was registered in the 3qtr under the name of Nellie, as was her marriage, so it seems it was her real name.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On the 11 Apr 1925 Nellie married Fred Maden in the St John’s Church in Great Marsden, Nelson. They had three children: Joan Winifred 1926-1982, John Christopher 1929-2014 & Kenneth Alan 1936-1944.

Fred & Nellie lived in Nelson all their married lives, Nellie passed away on 24 Jul 1951 and Fred on the 16 Apr 1970, they are both buried in grave 340A in the St Paul’s Churchyard, Nelson.

Here we have a photo of four of the Catlow sisters plus husbands in the garden at Braeside, date unknown.

Next time we have the four youngest daughters.